Olympics'I Healed A Broken Soul': Billy Mills' Unexpected 1964 Olympic WinFor Billy Mills, who lost both his parents and faced racism growing up, the Olympic 10,000 meter race was about much more than a medal. ResumeOnly A Game10:06May 22, 2020The Economic Cost Of Postponing The Tokyo OlympicsThe 2020 Tokyo Games have been postponed to 2021. The decision comes at a difficult time for the Japanese and Tokyo economies. ResumeOnly A Game05:10Mar 27, 2020How A 37-Year-Old Marathoner Unexpectedly Qualified For The 2000 OlympicsChris Clark, a 37-year-old mother of two, had her sights set on a top-20 — maybe top-10 — finish at the 2000 Olympic Trials Marathon. ResumeOnly A Game10:10Mar 6, 2020A Rugby Newcomer Pursues Her Olympic DreamKristi Kirshe was a four-sport athlete. But her rapid progress in a recently-adopted fifth sport may be the key to her Olympic dream. ResumeOnly A Game07:23Feb 28, 2020In 'The Suspect' Richard Jewell's Innocence Is Reconsidered, Over 20 Years After The 1996 OlympicsRichard Jewell was front page news after suspicion he had planted a bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. A new book and movie unpack his ordeal and innocence.ResumeOn Point46:57Dec 6, 2019AdvertisementFall And Crawl: An Olympic Trials Qualifier's Lesson For Running ... And LifeHayley Sutter set a big, scary goal to qualify for the 2020 Olympic trials. She had to crawl across the finish line to make it. ResumeOnly A Game11:18Sep 6, 2019How Skating Helped Save Scott HamiltonScott Hamilton grew up going in and out of hospitals. Then he found skating. "It was the first-ever taste of self-esteem," he says. ResumeOnly A Game16:41Jul 26, 2019Will New Olympic Abuse Prevention Policy Make Athletes Safer?New guidelines to protect young athletes from abusive coaches will soon go into place. Critics say the plan is flawed.ResumeOn Point46:39Jun 3, 2019How A First-Time Olympian Got A Second Chance At GloryNigeria's Blessing Okagbare fell one centimeter short of a spot in the 2008 Olympic long jump final. But then, something unexpected happened.ResumeOnly A Game06:14Feb 22, 2019The U.S. Hockey Goalie Who Stood Up To Hitler At The 1936 OlympicsJesse Owens' performance in the 1936 Summer Olympics is legendary. But six months earlier, another American athlete defied Hitler at the 1936 Winter Games.ResumeOnly A Game07:39Dec 28, 2018How Olympic Champion Wyomia Tyus Found Her Voice At The ’68 GamesMost people know the story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists at the 1968 Olympics. But Wyomia Tyus made a stand at those Games, too. And far...ResumeOnly A Game12:28Oct 26, 2018'The Arm': A Story Of Anti-Soviet Protest From The 1980 OlympicsThe 1980 Olympics in Moscow were seen as a show of friendship and respect among communist nations. But in front of an unruly Russian crowd, Polish pole vaulter Władysław Kozakiewicz...ResumeOnly A Game13:44Oct 26, 2018Life Inside 'The Kevin Show': An Olympic Sailor's Mental IllnessKevin Hall grew up living, breathing and dreaming about sailing. But on his journey to the pinnacle of the sport, he became convinced that he had somehow become the star...ResumeOnly A Game07:49Mar 30, 2018Jennie Bender: Life On The Edge Of Olympic QualificationNot every athlete who goes to the Olympic Games gets a chance to compete. Some are alternates. And it’s often those athletes on the bubble who have the toughest stories.ResumeOnly A Game12:54Mar 2, 2018The U.S. Hockey Goalie Who Stood Up To Hitler At The 1936 OlympicsJesse Owens' performance in the 1936 Summer Olympics is legendary. But six months earlier, another American athlete defied Hitler at the 1936 Winter Games.ResumeOnly A Game07:48Feb 23, 2018'A Total Failure' — North Korea's Attempt To Rival The '88 OlympicsAfter South Korea landed the 1988 Summer Olympics, North Korean leaders decided to host their own major international event. The 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students was devastating for...ResumeOnly A Game10:14Feb 23, 2018Curling Stones Sliding To Pyeongchang All The Way From ScotlandOlympic curling is one of the most watched sports in the Winter Games, with athletes coming from all over the world. But all the stones that are used in Pyeongchang...Only A GameFeb 22, 2018Steven Holcomb Inspires Film About Olympians And Mental HealthAfter the death of former U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, independent filmmaker Brett Rapkin started looking at depression among Olympic athletes. "There’s no doubt that Olympic athletes need more help," Rapkin...ResumeOnly A Game10:09Feb 16, 2018After Fleeing Nazi Germany, Young Skier Earned Spot On Team USAIn 1940, Imogene Fish and her family fled Germany for the United States. Twelve years after their arrival, Team USA chose Imogene to represent the country at the '52 Olympics...ResumeOnly A Game07:14Feb 16, 2018The 2018 Winter Olympics: Here's What Not To MissE.M. Swift has covered 16 Olympic Games. So when he puts out a must-see list, we take note.CognoscentiFeb 8, 2018Next Page
'I Healed A Broken Soul': Billy Mills' Unexpected 1964 Olympic WinFor Billy Mills, who lost both his parents and faced racism growing up, the Olympic 10,000 meter race was about much more than a medal. ResumeOnly A Game10:06May 22, 2020
The Economic Cost Of Postponing The Tokyo OlympicsThe 2020 Tokyo Games have been postponed to 2021. The decision comes at a difficult time for the Japanese and Tokyo economies. ResumeOnly A Game05:10Mar 27, 2020
How A 37-Year-Old Marathoner Unexpectedly Qualified For The 2000 OlympicsChris Clark, a 37-year-old mother of two, had her sights set on a top-20 — maybe top-10 — finish at the 2000 Olympic Trials Marathon. ResumeOnly A Game10:10Mar 6, 2020
A Rugby Newcomer Pursues Her Olympic DreamKristi Kirshe was a four-sport athlete. But her rapid progress in a recently-adopted fifth sport may be the key to her Olympic dream. ResumeOnly A Game07:23Feb 28, 2020
In 'The Suspect' Richard Jewell's Innocence Is Reconsidered, Over 20 Years After The 1996 OlympicsRichard Jewell was front page news after suspicion he had planted a bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. A new book and movie unpack his ordeal and innocence.ResumeOn Point46:57Dec 6, 2019
Fall And Crawl: An Olympic Trials Qualifier's Lesson For Running ... And LifeHayley Sutter set a big, scary goal to qualify for the 2020 Olympic trials. She had to crawl across the finish line to make it. ResumeOnly A Game11:18Sep 6, 2019
How Skating Helped Save Scott HamiltonScott Hamilton grew up going in and out of hospitals. Then he found skating. "It was the first-ever taste of self-esteem," he says. ResumeOnly A Game16:41Jul 26, 2019
Will New Olympic Abuse Prevention Policy Make Athletes Safer?New guidelines to protect young athletes from abusive coaches will soon go into place. Critics say the plan is flawed.ResumeOn Point46:39Jun 3, 2019
How A First-Time Olympian Got A Second Chance At GloryNigeria's Blessing Okagbare fell one centimeter short of a spot in the 2008 Olympic long jump final. But then, something unexpected happened.ResumeOnly A Game06:14Feb 22, 2019
The U.S. Hockey Goalie Who Stood Up To Hitler At The 1936 OlympicsJesse Owens' performance in the 1936 Summer Olympics is legendary. But six months earlier, another American athlete defied Hitler at the 1936 Winter Games.ResumeOnly A Game07:39Dec 28, 2018
How Olympic Champion Wyomia Tyus Found Her Voice At The ’68 GamesMost people know the story of Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists at the 1968 Olympics. But Wyomia Tyus made a stand at those Games, too. And far...ResumeOnly A Game12:28Oct 26, 2018
'The Arm': A Story Of Anti-Soviet Protest From The 1980 OlympicsThe 1980 Olympics in Moscow were seen as a show of friendship and respect among communist nations. But in front of an unruly Russian crowd, Polish pole vaulter Władysław Kozakiewicz...ResumeOnly A Game13:44Oct 26, 2018
Life Inside 'The Kevin Show': An Olympic Sailor's Mental IllnessKevin Hall grew up living, breathing and dreaming about sailing. But on his journey to the pinnacle of the sport, he became convinced that he had somehow become the star...ResumeOnly A Game07:49Mar 30, 2018
Jennie Bender: Life On The Edge Of Olympic QualificationNot every athlete who goes to the Olympic Games gets a chance to compete. Some are alternates. And it’s often those athletes on the bubble who have the toughest stories.ResumeOnly A Game12:54Mar 2, 2018
The U.S. Hockey Goalie Who Stood Up To Hitler At The 1936 OlympicsJesse Owens' performance in the 1936 Summer Olympics is legendary. But six months earlier, another American athlete defied Hitler at the 1936 Winter Games.ResumeOnly A Game07:48Feb 23, 2018
'A Total Failure' — North Korea's Attempt To Rival The '88 OlympicsAfter South Korea landed the 1988 Summer Olympics, North Korean leaders decided to host their own major international event. The 1989 World Festival of Youth and Students was devastating for...ResumeOnly A Game10:14Feb 23, 2018
Curling Stones Sliding To Pyeongchang All The Way From ScotlandOlympic curling is one of the most watched sports in the Winter Games, with athletes coming from all over the world. But all the stones that are used in Pyeongchang...Only A GameFeb 22, 2018
Steven Holcomb Inspires Film About Olympians And Mental HealthAfter the death of former U.S. bobsledder Steven Holcomb, independent filmmaker Brett Rapkin started looking at depression among Olympic athletes. "There’s no doubt that Olympic athletes need more help," Rapkin...ResumeOnly A Game10:09Feb 16, 2018
After Fleeing Nazi Germany, Young Skier Earned Spot On Team USAIn 1940, Imogene Fish and her family fled Germany for the United States. Twelve years after their arrival, Team USA chose Imogene to represent the country at the '52 Olympics...ResumeOnly A Game07:14Feb 16, 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympics: Here's What Not To MissE.M. Swift has covered 16 Olympic Games. So when he puts out a must-see list, we take note.CognoscentiFeb 8, 2018